halfway house
noun
1
a
: a place to stop midway on a journey
b
: a halfway place in a progression
2
: a residence for individuals after release from institutionalization (as for mental illness, drug addiction, or criminal activity) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
Examples of halfway house in a Sentence
The car is the perfect halfway house between a family caravan and luxury sedan.
Recent Examples on the Web
Justin Eichorn, a former Republican state senator of Grand Rapids, Minn., received the OK from U.S. Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins to be released from jail to a halfway house pending trial on charges accusing him of trying to solicit a 17-year-old girl for prostitution.
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Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
Dixon, who pleaded guilty to the nonviolent offense in 2000, was ordered to pay restitution and spend 30 days in a halfway house, court documents show.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Community confinement means the musician can serve his time at a halfway house or through home confinement.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2024
More modern sources suggest she was involved with the Minnie Barton Home, a safe haven for women released from jail that also served as a halfway house for young offenders and victims of abuse.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
Dixon, who pleaded guilty to the nonviolent offense in 2000, was ordered to pay restitution and spend 30 days in a halfway house, court documents show.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Community confinement means the musician can serve his time at a halfway house or through home confinement.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2024
More modern sources suggest she was involved with the Minnie Barton Home, a safe haven for women released from jail that also served as a halfway house for young offenders and victims of abuse.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for halfway house
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halfway house
noun
half·way house
ˈhaf-ˈwā-, ˈhȧf- 
: a center for individuals after institutionalization (as for mental illness or drug addiction) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
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